Set in
the year 3000, Futurama is the acme of sci-fi animated sitcom from Simpsons
creator Matt Groening. While not as universally popular as The Simpsons, Futurama
is equally hip and hilarious, thanks to its zippy lateral-thinking contemporary
pop cultural references, celebrity appearances (Pamela Anderson and Leonard
Nimoy are among a number of guest stars to appear as disembodied heads in jars),
and Bender, a distinctly Homer Simpson-esque robot. Part of Futurama's
charm is that with decades of sci-fi junk behind us, we've effectively been
living with the distant future for years and can now have fun with it!